Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Cambridge
E07000008 · Cambridgeshire Constabulary
South Cambridgeshire
E07000012 · Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Cambridge
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
149,872
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
24,769 more in South Cambridgeshire
174,641
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£43,741
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£5,175 more in South Cambridgeshire
£48,916
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£471,098
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£35,087 more in Cambridge
£436,011
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,806
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£395 more in Cambridge
£1,411
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Cambridge
1.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,110
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
895 more in Cambridge
+215
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,467
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£69 more in South Cambridgeshire
£2,536
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
11.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.1 more in Cambridge
9.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
13.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.4 percentage points higher in Cambridge
11.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
109.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
52.7 more in Cambridge
57.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
10.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.9 years more in Cambridge
8.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
49.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
14.9 percentage points higher in Cambridge
34.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.64%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.46 percentage points higher in Cambridge
5.18%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,593
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
60 more in South Cambridgeshire
11,653
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,119
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
908 more in South Cambridgeshire
4,027
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 149,872 in Cambridge and 174,641 in South Cambridgeshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,741 in Cambridge and £48,916 in South Cambridgeshire (2025); and average house price was £471,098 in Cambridge and £436,011 in South Cambridgeshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 149,872 in Cambridge and 174,641 in South Cambridgeshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,741 in Cambridge and £48,916 in South Cambridgeshire (2025); and average house price was £471,098 in Cambridge and £436,011 in South Cambridgeshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Cambridge per 1,000 | offences | South Cambridgeshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 109.8 | 16,451 | 57.1 | 9,972 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.8 | 866 | 0.7 | 127 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.5 | 524 | 3.2 | 558 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.7 | 1,006 | 5.2 | 907 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.9 | 731 | 1.8 | 321 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.0 | 298 | 1.7 | 300 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.0 | 1,051 | 4.1 | 710 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 216 | 0.7 | 126 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.4 | 960 | 2.8 | 495 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.2 | 185 | 0.3 | 59 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 16.6 | 2,489 | 2.5 | 442 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 2.2 | 337 | 0.2 | 33 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.5 | 670 | 3.5 | 608 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 31.4 | 4,704 | 19.4 | 3,393 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (149,872 and 174,641 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.